Preserving the Planet

Protecting the environment isn’t a “nice” thing to do at Xerox: it’s part of our DNA and the way we do business. For decades we’ve been managing our operations responsibly and delivering products and services that help our customers and the planet. And we’re still pushing the boundaries of what is possible.

In 2016, we managed 94 percent of non-hazardous solid waste beneficially which remained unchanged from 2015. We’ve established a new aspirational goal to drive our reuse/recycle rate to 100% by 2020 at our technology facilities compared to a baseline year of 2009.

To learn more about this information see our chart in the Responsible Operations section of this report for further details.

Non-hazardous solid waste recycling

201293%

201391%

201493%

201594%

201694%

Conserving Water

As part of our commitment to conserve resources, we monitor water consumption across our manufacturing, distribution and R&D facilities worldwide. Having met our corporate goal to reduce water consumption by 21 percent by 2014 (against a 2009 baseline), we established a new goal to reduce water consumption by 35% by 2020 (against a 2010 baseline). Water consumption in 2016 was down 43% against the 2020 goal.

See more detailed information on water consumption and our new 2020 goal.

2012Down35%from 2009

2013Down35%from 2009

2014Down28%from 2010

2015Down38%from 2010

2016Down43%from 2010

Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Since 2012, Scope 1 (direct) and 2 (indirect) greenhouse gas emissions are down 28 percent*. The reductions are the result of improved energy efficiency, new technologies and improved energy management practices.

* Note: the 2012 baseline has been restated. In accordance with the Greenhouse Gas Protocol, inventory adjustments are completed each year as a result of the opening and closing of facilities and the use of more appropriate emission factors to make data and performance trends between years more comparable.

Business travel plays a role in contributing to greenhouse gas emissions. In recent years, we’ve promoted videoconferencing and other technology as environmentally friendly alternatives to air travel. Thanks to these efforts, we’ve reduced emissions due to air travel by 25 percent per employee from 2012. This is equivalent to 0.04(1000 MT CO2 eq) per employee.compensation